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I love you bro.

The north wind was wrapped in drifting snow and blew across the head and face, like a blade scraping the face, causing severe pain one after another.

The Mercedes-Benz business took the elevated road from the central city and crossed the sea-crossing bridge.

The flow of traffic is like an arrow, rushing continuously.

Wang Zijie was talking non-stop in the co-pilot, and he also heard it from the mouth of the newly recruited personnel.

It is said that this cross-sea bridge has been repaired for four full years, and it has only been open to traffic for less than half a year. It is considered that Xu Ziqin and the others have just returned to China.

In the nearby bay, Xu Ziqin rode a bicycle with Wang Zijie and Qin Ziping along the nearby coastal road in the summer vacation in his first year of high school.

Tired, thirsty, and hungry, the three of them stopped their bicycles on the side of the road, stepped on the fine sand with bare feet, squinted their eyes without any burden, and felt the gentleness of summer while blowing the salty sea breeze.

Time flies, and the people who once grew up together have changed their appearance.

Qin Ziping has a partner, and occasionally contacting Xu Ziqin is also a business relationship.

Wang Zijie had Shen Tiandong, they went abroad to fall in love at the best age, and returned home without hesitation at the age of struggle.

But Xu Ziqin also waved goodbye to the ignorant boy who loved to eat brown sugar plums and followed everyone behind.

Zang Kejia said: "I just want to face the sea, and the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming."

Shen Tiandong's driving skills were very stable, but he seemed to have a poor sense of direction. After going around on the cross-sea bridge, he turned back the same way.

Xu Ziqin has been busy looking at various company documents and contracts these days, so he was really tired, so he squinted his eyes and took a nap.

He was still awakened by the street lights on the bridge halfway, and he was shocked when he saw the seven characters of "Bishuiwan Sea-Crossing Bridge".

"Where are you going in circles? Just passed by here!" Xu Ziqin knocked on the back of the driver's seat.

No matter where you go to eat, how can you come back, the route is not a circle.

"I know." Shen Tiandong pointed to the fishing boat in the distance, pretending to berate Fang Qiu, and let go, "When I was studying at the University of London, a professor in the philosophy department next door said that the mountains are tough and straight, and the sea is vast and tender. Crossing the steep mountains and dangerous peaks is full of pride, and crossing the vast blue waves is full of affection."

After that, he held the steering wheel and said righteously: "How else, why is it called Tianya Haijiao? Cross the blue waves together, and this life will be settled."

The four chatted happily about their four years in college.

When Wang Zijie mentioned London, his eyes lit up.

They have witnessed the newlyweds enter the hall in St. Paul's Cathedral and get married under the witness of the priest.

Kissing the sparkling banks of the Thames in the afterglow of the setting sun.

Walking hand in hand in the University of London, I have witnessed the night battle with lights in the early morning and the rising sun in the early morning.

Xu Ziqin held Bai Jiang's hand and looked at the snow falling from the sky.

Xu Ziqin leaned firmly on his chest, feeling the blazing heat from the inside out.

"In Boston, did you and Mike also want to do those things?" Bai Jiang put his arms around his shoulders, and whispered deeply into his ears.

"One time, Michael pulled me to engage in performance art at KillianCourt, and took a group photo with me in the Alchemist sculpture. MIT went wherever it should go."

Bai Jiang's expression was downcast, Xu Ziqin approached him obediently on purpose, and whispered in his ear, "No kiss, I really didn't do anything else."

After finishing speaking, he lightly pecked his brother's cheek, and immediately turned away with a blushing face.

The two people in the driver's seat are reminiscing about life in London with gusto.

The back seat was relatively cold, and Bai Jiang caressed Xu Ziqin's head lightly, like stroking a cat.

"Are you jealous?" Xu Ziqin asked in a low voice, "The smell of the full carriage is a bit offensive."

"You are all mine now, why should I eat the vinegar of a loser?"

Bai Jiang suddenly threw his arms around Xu Ziqin's neck, with great force, and drew it inward.Xu Ziqin was unsteady, so he pulled her into his arms easily.

Xu Ziqin left a warm hickey on his chest and heart.

The commercial vehicle finally stopped at a barbecue stall in Xincheng District, Xu Ziqin squinted for a while, the cold wind hit his neck, and his neck felt chilly.

Bai Jiang didn't know where in the car he pulled a white scarf, wrapped it around his neck, and breathed a few times on his hand: "Is it cold?"

"A little bit." Xu Ziqin replied truthfully, "I wouldn't have slept if I had known."

"Walking will get you hot." Bai Jiang hugged him and walked behind Wang Zijie, "Construction is still going on near the new urban area, and this area is under development. Cars can't get in, so we have to walk for a while."

Wang Zijie has never stopped talking since he talked about the co-living together in London. When he mentioned returning to China, he was nagged by Wang Zhizhi every now and then. Even his sister was dazed after she got a boyfriend.

If there is nothing to do, remind him to work hard, don't idle around all day, and don't look like an adult.

"What is an adult like?" Wang Zijiao was filled with righteous indignation, "Do adults have to work from nine to six? Who stipulated it? It's better to live in London, as long as you study hard and don't worry about anything. Unlike now, everyone I can't wait to yell in my ear every day, you have to work hard! I'm tired!"

"Who just expressed his pride and ambitions in the car, and wants to buy a big house and drive a luxury car?" Xu Ziqin ruthlessly exposed him, "He retreated in a blink of an eye?"

Wang Zijie glanced at him, pinched Xu Ziqin's face, and rubbed it: "Work is all about efficiency! Does it have something to do with working hours? Those wage earners who work from nine to six, clock in at the company at nine o'clock, and scan the computer webpage , Look at Weibo, drink a cup of coffee, and don’t even open Word and Excel, so I’m ready to order takeaway at noon in advance.

Does it make sense to go to work at nine o'clock?Employees are neither satisfied, but also bored with work, which is counterproductive!

I go to and from work in a daze every day, take the subway, take the bus, and open and close my eyes. One day has passed, one year has passed, and the great youth has passed. Is it worth it? "

Xu Ziqin nodded pertinently, and patted Wang Zijie on the shoulder: "You should tell my brother what you said. He follows a nine-to-nine, one-off break, and overtime at any time."

Wang Zi mustard: ...

Immediately, Wang Zijie viciously denounced the capitalist practice of cannibalism.

Bai Jiang didn't even hear him go in. Instead, he pulled Xu Ziqin away and said firmly, "Capital is the core competitiveness. When your competitors are as strong as you and have the same outstanding business ability, you can only succeed if you work harder than them." lock up.

You have to believe that people are lazy. If you ask them to come to work in the afternoon, they will still drink coffee and play King of Glory, passively slacking off at work. If things go on like this, the company will not survive long! "

"You! You are a typical capitalist thinking. You have been poisoned and there is no cure." Wang Zijie couldn't beat him, and didn't want to fight with him.

"But it turns out that capitalist thinking is more in line with the laws of the financial market than your unrealistic daydream thinking. Otherwise, why would those big factories still sharpen their heads and think about it with a bunch of keyboard warriors complaining about his inhumanity?" What about drilling in?"

Wang Zi mustard: ...

In the micro-debate competition, Bai Jiang won a big victory.

The construction area is surrounded by colored steel profiled tiles, and there is only a narrow passage with a width of three people for people to walk through.

Fortunately, the surrounding facilities are complete, large shopping malls and shopping centers are connected together, and the flow of people is quite dense, otherwise Xu Ziqin would definitely not want to come here.

After passing through the construction zone, the road widened.Tomorrow's New Year's Eve, people will come and go in the new urban area, and there will be a lot of voices, and it seems that they are still stocking up on New Year's goods.

Wang Zijie stopped under two big camphor trees, took a breath, and then opened the door and entered.

This is a barbecue stall. Although it is open on the street in the new urban area, it has a small appearance and the environment is quite satisfactory.

Bai Jiang kissed Xu Ziqin's ear: "What's wrong?"

"Didn't you say you booked a restaurant?" Xu Ziqin couldn't accept it. Since returning to China, he has changed his old habits and ate less spicy and greasy food.

His stomach has never been very good, and he tends to get upset after eating.

"Don't worry, I can eat it." Bai Jiang put his arms around Xu Ziqin and opened the curtain, then shouted loudly, "Miss Boss, forty skewers of grilled squid, don't be spicy, just use less oil."

"Okay!" A middle-aged woman in a headscarf in the back kitchen held the menu and brought four cans of Coke, "It was ready half an hour ago. You just heard that the squid is grilling. It will be ready in 5 minutes." good!"

The middle-aged woman greeted everyone to sit down, and there were several groups of barbecue eaters gathered around in twos and threes. Beer and drinks were banging loudly, and it seemed that it was the last dinner together before the coming year.

Xu Ziqin regained his composure when the Coke pushed over by Bai Jiang froze in his palm.

Experiment [-]: The proprietress of the squid shop at home and abroad!

A few years have passed, and the proprietress is still the same, just mellow.

"Xiao Qin, this is yours." The proprietress served squid with little oil and no chilli in front of Xu Ziqin.

At that moment, it seemed as if time went back to five years ago.

Xu Ziqin, Bai Jiang, and his cousin were at the small stall outside the school, eating squid skewers and drinking Coke together.

They scolded the inhumanity of the Mediterranean Sea together, complained that goatee goats occupying physical education classes are still awe-inspiring, and chatted about where to take the next exam, where to go on vacation, and how much money they will earn.

At that time, they were carefree, and the three of them called each other brothers, and Shen Tiandong hadn't gotten involved yet.

Time can really change a person, shed childishness, embrace maturity, and move towards reality.

"Auntie...how are you?" Xu Ziqin looked at her in disbelief.

In the first year of high school, whenever Xu Ziqin could find an opening, he would drag Wang Zijie to eat grilled squid.

The taste of the grilled squid in high school is comparable to mountain delicacy. Those who eat clear soup and water in the school will turn green. After class, just take a bite of the grilled squid sprinkled with cumin and chili noodles in the snack street. It’s fun. abundant.

"The old city has been demolished. Isn't this the development of a new city? I was allocated a house, and the front door was also empty, so I opened a barbecue restaurant. Many students from No. [-] High School came here to eat!"

After finishing speaking, she pointed to the message wall on the opposite side of the table: "Hey! If you are interested, you can go and have a look! Is there someone in your class named Tough? Find a beautifully dressed girlfriend?"

"Yes!" Wang Zijie was excited, "Do you still remember him?"

"That's not right!" Auntie smiled, "Every year during Chinese New Year, I come to my place to eat skewers. I just eat grilled squid. It tastes exactly the same as when he was studying."

Auntie was summoned to serve food elsewhere.

Xu Ziqin rolled two strings, desperately dragging his brother to look at the message wall with colorful stickers.

The walls are densely packed with post-it notes, about love, family, and friendship.

Auntie said that the comments were left by people who missed the taste of squid skewers in the store after eating them in the store.

They are all symbols of youth.

Xu Ziqin saw a photo in the post-it note that was covered by several layers, and he carefully tore it off.

This was a group photo taken by Fei Jin with a SLR when the eight of them climbed Lingshan for the second time in their sophomore year of high school.

Xu Ziqin stood in the middle, Xu Ziqin looked at the camera, and Bai Jiang on the left put his arms around his waist, looking at him affectionately.

On the right side of Xu Ziqin, Wang Zijie held his cousin's neck and made faces at him.

Shen Tiandong stood behind Wang Zijie and compared two horns to his head.

Fei Jin and Huang Dan squatted halfway, and Fei Jin shielded Huang Dan from the sun with his hands.

Liu Shen stared at Xue Xi like a dog's leg, but Xue Xi didn't look at him, as if he was angry.

At that time, Xue Xi and Liu Shen were quarreling because of the exam. Liu Shen missed the exam by five points, and the two almost broke up.Thinking about it now, it's like yesterday.

Behind the photo, there is a paragraph of text, which is painstakingly written in ant-split style: "Forever and forever."

"Hey, isn't this a photo of us at that time? Why is it here!"

Wang Zijie glanced at it, and Coke was about to spit out, "Who is this, it's too bad! The whole group of two-year-olds! Tear it up! Tear it up! It's so stupid."

The proprietress served the food, and glanced at it when she passed by: "He took his girlfriend to post it! He also posted a few notes! Look for it."

Xu Ziqin carefully opened the post-it notes next to her, until several notes from Fei Jin came into view.

【I'm with Huang Dan, how are you all? 】

[Today I took my wife to eat skewers, and met Xue Xi and Liu Shen, Ye Qinghui! 】

[Everyone is here, except for Xu Ziqin, you bastard! 】

【Xu Ziqin!I talked about the college entrance examination together, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye, and I have not been contacted!You promised yourself before you left, whoever forgot about the big guy is the grandson!Xu Ziqin, I am your grandfather!asshole! 】

Xu Ziqin smiled and cursed: "Your uncle!"

"Who is it!" Before I saw him, I heard his voice first, "You haven't heard from me for five years, and you scolded me a few times, how dare you have an opinion?"

Fei Jin pulled Huang Dan into the door, and the two of them carried large and small bags in their hands.Just passing by, the two stopped in to have something to fill their stomachs.

"You are all here!" Huang Dan was not embarrassed, he put the bag in his hand on the chair, sat down and licked the skewers, "Isn't that interesting! You can't eat together at dinner?"

"Hey! Ma'am, another fifty grilled squids!"

As soon as Fei Jin sat down, he didn't feel disgusted, and took two sips of Xu Ziqin's Coke, "I just came back from Hangzhou today! I accompanied my wife to buy two New Year's clothes non-stop at night. Isn't this a coincidence?!"

"Okay!" The proprietress went into the kitchen in a hurry to grill skewers.

"Are there still two missing?!" Wang Zijie pondered, and began to send WeChat messages in the group, "Liu Shen and Xue Xi, hurry up! Dinner! We are all here, you two are the only one missing!"

Half an hour later, the eight people collided with Coke bottles: "Happy New Year!"

At this time, someone knocked on the door suddenly: "Who ordered the takeaway milk tea?"

Xue Xi was dazed, looking at Liu Shen: "What did you order?"

Liu Shen: "Who drinks that stuff!"

Shen Tiandong: "I'll go and have a look!"

Eight cups of "My 17 Years Old" pearl milk tea were neatly stacked on the table, leaving a note written by Bai Lu.

[Your 17 years old. 】

Looking at the person they like, each smiles like a flower.

The snow is flying outside the window, and you can enjoy drinking indoors.

Bai Jiang shook the jingle ring on Xu Ziqin's wrist, and whispered softly: "There are two rings, one is one and the other is small, the big one is me, and the small one is you. The big ring protects the small ring, and I protect you. I love you, Xu Ziqin .”

Xu Ziqin kissed him at the corner of his mouth, and put a black-bone chicken inlaid with jade inlaid with nothing to worry about, and put it in Bai Jiang's hand: "May the years to come be safe and smooth, without any troubles."

I love you bro.